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Vannes signe l'exploit de la journée à La Rochelle

A l'image de ce plaquage sur Jonathan Danty, les joueurs du RC Vannes ont mis une abnégation et une solidarité de tous les instants pour s'offrir une première victoire à l'extérieur cette saison, à La Rochelle qui plus est. La Rochelle's Jonathan Danty runs with the ball during the French Top14 rugby union match between Stade Rochelais (La Rochelle) and RC Vannes at the Marcel-Deflandre Stadium in La Rochelle, western France, on November 2, 2024. (Photo by XAVIER LEOTY / AFP) (Photo by XAVIER LEOTY/AFP via Getty Images)

Vannes, lanterne rouge du Top 14, est allé gagner à La Rochelle, invaincue jusqu’ici à domicile (23-14).

Le coup de gueule de Jean-Noël Spitzer aura peut-être servi, finalement. Alors que le manager vannetais avait joué la carte du “seul contre tous” pour expliquer – en partie – l’incroyable défaite de son équipe contre l’UBB la semaine dernière, le RC Vannes a superbement réagi en allant s’imposer à La Rochelle (23-14).

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La Rochelle
14 - 23
Temps complet
Vannes
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Un authentique exploit pour les promus bretons, qui signent la première victoire à l’extérieur de leur (courte) histoire en Top 14, au terme d’un match de niveau moyen où les Rochelais ont paru emprunté, notamment en conquête, l’un de leurs points forts habituels.

Phases statiques

9
Mêlées
9
56%
% de mêlées gagnées
56%
16
Touche
18
69%
% de touches gagnées
89%
3
Renvois réussis
7
100%
% de renvois réussis
100%

Pourtant, La Rochelle avait bien entamé les débats avec l’essai au quart d’heure de jeu du talonneur Quentin Lespiaucq (7-0, 15e). Mais Vannes, bien que peu efficace malgré de bonnes intentions ballon en main, ne s’en lassait pas compter. Et revenait à hauteur à la demi-heure de jeu grâce à son flanker Juan Bautista Pedemonte (7-7, 33e), qui se rattrapait bien du carton jaune reçu peu avant (20e).

Synthèse du match

0
Coups de pied de pénalité
3
2
Essais
2
2
Transformations
2
0
Drops
0
80
Courses avec ballon
97
4
Franchissements
1
8
Turnovers perdus
14
7
Turnovers gagnés
1

La pause était atteinte sur cette marque, et le scénario se répétait après la pause. Deuxième essai de Lespiaucq (14-7, 44e), deuxième retour immédiat de Vannes au tableau d’affichage avec l’essai cette fois du demi de mêlée Michael Ruru (14-14, 52e).

Alors que les Bretons avaient l’habitude de craquer à l’heure de jeu à cause des efforts fournis, ils ont cette fois porté l’estocade, matérialisée par le pied de leur ouvreur Maxime Lafage. L’ancien Rochelais (2018-2019) enquillait deux pénalités en deux minutes (66e, 68e) qui contraignaient les hommes de Ronan O’Gara à aller chercher un essai pour espérer l’emporter.

Ils poussaient de manière trop désordonnés, et se mettaient une fois de plus à la faute. Lafage ne se faisait pas prier pour repousser les Maritimes à neuf points (76e).

Ils pouvaient dès lors gérer les secondes restantes, ce qu’ils réussissaient à la manière de vieux briscards et s’offrir une victoire de prestige qui relance totalement la course au maintien.

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Top 14

P
W
L
D
PF
PA
PD
BP T
BP-7
BP
Total
1
Toulouse
11
8
3
0
39
2
Bordeaux
11
8
3
0
37
3
Clermont
11
7
4
0
32
4
La Rochelle
11
6
5
0
28
5
Toulon
10
6
4
0
28
6
Castres
11
6
5
0
27
7
Bayonne
10
6
4
0
26
8
Racing 92
11
5
6
0
23
9
Montpellier
11
4
7
0
21
10
Pau
11
4
7
0
19
11
Perpignan
10
4
6
0
19
12
Stade Francais
10
4
6
0
19
13
Lyon
11
4
7
0
18
14
Vannes
11
3
8
0
15

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JW 12 hours ago
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I can guarantee that none of the three would have got a chance with Ireland in the state they arrived from NZ.

Why would you think they would?

Two of them were at Leinster and were bench-warmers when they arrived

Sometimes you can be beyond stupid JW.

Haha look who's talking! Hello? Can you just read what you wrote about Leinster to yourself again please lol

It took prob four seasons to get James Lowe's defence up to the required standard to play international footy. If Jacob Stockdale had not experienced a big slump in form he might not have gotten the chance at all.

I'm really not sure why you're making this point. Do you think Ireland are a better team than the All Blacks, where those players would have been straight in? This is like ground hog day the movie with you. Can you not remember much of the discussions, having so many readers/commentors? Yup, 26/7/8 would have been the perfect age for them to have been capped by NZ as well.


Actually, they would obviously have been capped given an opportunity earlier (where they were ineligible to for Ireland).


TTT, who was behind JGP at the Hurricanes, got three AB caps after a couple of further seasons acting as a backup SR player, once JGP left of course. In case you didn't see yourself contradicting your own comments above, JGP was just another player who became first choice for Ireland while 2nd (or even 3rd/outside the 23 in recent cases) for Leinster. And fair enough, no one is suggesting JGP would have surpassed TJP in three or four years either. He would have been an All Black though, and unlike in your Leinster example, similar performances from him would have seen TJP move on earlier to make way for him. Not limited him like he was in Ireland. That's just the advantage of the way they can only afford so many. Hell, one hit wonders like Seta Tamanivalu and Malakai Fekitoa got rocketed into the jersey at the time.


So not just him. Aki and Lowe both would have had opportunities, as you must know has been pointed out by now. It's true that the adversity of having to move to Ireland added a nice bit of mongrel to their game though, along with their typical development.


Aki looked comfortable as the main 12 in his first two seasons, he was fortunate SBW went back to league for a season you could say, but as a similar specialist he ultimate had to give the spot back again on his return. There's certainly no doubt he would have returned and flourished with coachs like Rennie, Wayne Smith, and Andrew Strawbridge, even Tom Coventry. All fair for him to take up an immediate contract instead of wait a year of course though.


It's just whatever the point of your comments are meant to make, your idea that these players wouldn't have achieved high honors in NZ is simply very shortsighted and simplistic. I can only think you are making incorrect conclusions about this topic because of this mistake. As a fan, Aki was looking to be the Nonu replacement for me, but instead the country had the likes of Laumape trying to fill those boots with him available. Ditto with Lowe once Rieko moved to center.

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